A definition/description of the source (one –two sentences)
Oil pollution happens when any kind of oil, or product that contains oil, contaminates a natural environment like a lake, river, ocean or other area on earth. Not only does oil pollution make the water unusable until it is cleaned up, it kills many fish, birds and mammals, and can even release toxic fumes into the air that can be harmful to people.
The actual pollutants associated with the source (list)
Some pollutants associated with the source list are the following-
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Liquid petroleum hydrocarbon
- Petroleum products
- Crude oil
- Bunker Fuel
- Waste oil
Potential impacts/dangers of the pollutants (list)
Oil pollution has a lot of impacts especially on wildlife even on land. Some impacts it has are-
- hypothermia (sickened low body temperature) in birds: destroying the insulation on their feathers
- hypothermia (sickened low body temperature) in seal pups: destroying the insulation of their fur
- birds become easy prey: less able to fly
- birds sink or drown: oiled feathers weigh more
- fur seal pups drown: oil sticks their flippers to their bodies
- birds lose body weight and ends in a low body temperature: should have high
- marine animals lose body weight: they can't feed because of contamination in their environment from oil
- birds become dehydrated and starve- can't swim or fly to find food
- damage to the insides of animals and birds bodies: bleeding in their stomachs
It also causes the environment and sea animals many problems-
- problems with breeding: too ill to breed which reduces population and could lead to extinction of sea mammals
- damage to the airways and lungs of marine mammals: congestion, pneumonia, emphysema and even death by breathing in oil particles
- damage to elimination of a sea mammal's immune system: sometimes causes secondary bacterial or fungal infections
- damage to red blood cells in many animals
- decrease in the thickness of egg shells: could cause early hatching and death
- contamination of fish eggs, larvae and young fish
- contamination of estuaries, coral reefs, sea grass and mangrove habitats
- contamination of fish, molluscs and algae
- poisoning of young through the mother: can absorb oil when drinking it's mothers milk
A definition/description of the source (one –two sentences)
The actual pollutants associated with the source (list)
Some pollutants associated with the source list are the following-
Potential impacts/dangers of the pollutants (list)
Oil pollution has a lot of impacts especially on wildlife even on land. Some impacts it has are-
- hypothermia (sickened low body temperature) in birds: destroying the insulation on their feathers
- hypothermia (sickened low body temperature) in seal pups: destroying the insulation of their fur
- birds become easy prey: less able to fly
- birds sink or drown: oiled feathers weigh more
- fur seal pups drown: oil sticks their flippers to their bodies
- birds lose body weight and ends in a low body temperature: should have high
- marine animals lose body weight: they can't feed because of contamination in their environment from oil
- birds become dehydrated and starve- can't swim or fly to find food
- damage to the insides of animals and birds bodies: bleeding in their stomachs
It also causes the environment and sea animals many problems-
- problems with breeding: too ill to breed which reduces population and could lead to extinction of sea mammals
- damage to the airways and lungs of marine mammals: congestion, pneumonia, emphysema and even death by breathing in oil particles
- damage to elimination of a sea mammal's immune system: sometimes causes secondary bacterial or fungal infections
- damage to red blood cells in many animals
- decrease in the thickness of egg shells: could cause early hatching and death
- contamination of fish eggs, larvae and young fish
- contamination of estuaries, coral reefs, sea grass and mangrove habitats
- contamination of fish, molluscs and algae
- poisoning of young through the mother: can absorb oil when drinking it's mothers milk